Raising the Bar

This Mod is based on the book Half-Life 2:Raising the Bar, which revealed many of the game's original setting and actions that were either cut down or removed from the final game. Half Life 2 was originally intended to have a much darker atmophere with far grittier artwork where the combine were more obviously draining the oceans for minerals and replacing the atmosphere with noxious, murky gases.

In the original storyline you will fight alongside many characters such as Captain Vance, Odell, Eli Maxwell, and many more. Several maps were removed from the original game both before and after Half Life 2 was leaked by a hacker. This will recount the original storyline from the earliest versions of the game, with completely new models, maps, and originally removed characters. This will be a complete mod, therefore you will not have to wait for separate map packs. When the mod is finished with original dialogs and revised storyline it will be uploaded as a full mod.